A&R Exec Aaron Bay-Schuck on Renman Live

Aaron Bay-Schuck, President of A&R at Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records makes a return engagement to Renman Live on June 5th to talk about his new role as President of A&R at one of the top labels in the business. We'll talk about his current projects, take questions from our members and listen to some music submitted by independent artists looking for an honest evaluation from one of the top A&R guys around. Should be fun!

Brad O'Donnell: Vice President of A&R for the EMI CMG label group

In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org - Brad O'Donnell , Vice Presient of A&R at EMI CMG, discusses his early years in music starting out as a jazz bass guitar player and expanding to guitar and piano. He talks about his job responsibilities including, scouting, live promos, and helping artists develop. He comments that todays artist is far more sophisticated using technology to arrange, record, and produce their own music. He also comments on the many distribution channels available today such as ring tones, exclusives, iTunes, and so on.

Neil Jacobson talks "How-to A&R" Pop Music: Cross your Artist Over and Tell a Story!

Neil Jacobson has made quite a mark for himself over at Interscope Records, working the label side of breaking Artists. Neil works with huge acts that he helped to cross over into the pop world, and that has been a solid method in the madness of trying to achieve success in the Music Business. Working with acts like Black Eyed Peas and LMFAO, Neil worked very hard to transcend their sound into something larger than a hip-hop act or an electro outfit. In this Renman Live! Highlight, Neil reflects on the nature of A&R, and more specifically, how to develop artists in the Pop Music world.